Iran agreed on Sunday to take seven further steps within three months under a deal with the U.N. atomic watchdog meant to help allay international concern about Tehran’s nuclear program.
A diplomatic source said one of the measures related to a long-stalled investigation by the U.N. nuclear agency into possible military dimensions to Iran’s atomic activities.
That would be a potentially significant step forward as the probe into suspected atomic bomb research has been deadlocked for years because of Iranian stonewalling of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
A joint statement by Iran and the IAEA issued after the two-day meeting did not give details on the new measures agreed under a framework cooperation accord signed in November.
It said the two sides held “constructive technical meetings” in the Iranian capital and that Iran had implemented six previous, initial steps agreed three months ago, including access to two nuclear-related facilities.